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  • #1

    Download limits?

    I'm thinking of changing my Internet connection from a 1meg unlimited download scheme to a 2 meg line with various monthly bandwidth ceilings (5 gig, 10 gig and 15 gig)

    Is there a app out there that can keep a running total to give me some idea how much bandwidth I'm currently using a month? The cost gets pretty bad if you exceed your bandwidth ceiling.
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  • #2
    yes. the DU meter.

    DU Meter: bandwidth monitor for your computer
    http://www.dumeter.com/
    DU Meter is a network bandwidth monitor for your computer. It shows real-time graphs and can create reports and alerts based on your downloads and uploads. It can discriminate betweenInternet and LAN, calculate network traffic costs and much more.
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    • #3
      There are several but be carefull as not all of them are reliable.

      To the switching: DON'T!!!

      I have a 10G cap and believe me, it's not enough.
      Heck, no even when night-traffic only counts as 50%.
      Should I mention my UL is capped at 10% of my DL limit.

      For every extra Gig I pay 1€.

      On the other hand, your connection is quite slow...hmmm.
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      • #4
        download/upload limits

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        • #5
          Strange but I have a 700mb cap for 24hrs on 256K and I routinely download 1-2gb per day, but they have yet to send me an email about it in like a year. Love blueyonder.
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          • #6
            Don't switch. I have an unlimited 1.5 Mbit line (up to 8 Mbit local speeds though), and in some days I can download 2+ GB. That is per day! Granted, not every day, but I'd hate to limit myself. So don't switch, you'll just have to limit yourself, which kills the fun.
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            • #7
              Don't switch. I have an unlimited 1.5 Mbit line (up to 8 Mbit local speeds though), and in some days I can download 2+ GB. That is per day! Granted, not every day, but I'd hate to limit myself. So don't switch, you'll just have to limit yourself, which kills the fun.
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              • #8
                2+GB! What the hell are you guys downloading!

                I doubt I have ever exeeded 500 MB in a day.

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                • #9
                  that's a lotta pr0n

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                  • #10
                    When I worked from home, I coule easily surpass several Gigs per day, but then I was transferring ISO images of our produc from work and such.
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                    • #11
                      cheers all, I know roughly how much I downlad when I'm file sharing (about 10 gig a month), I 've no idea what day to day surfing would take up though.

                      Another tariff offered is unlimited 2meg for an extra £5 a month over the 15 gig limit tariff, I just don't know if I even use 15 gig a month.

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                      • #12
                        I've DL'd much more than 2gig in a day on occasions.
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                        • #13
                          my record for one day is 8.77 GB
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Last Conformist
                            I've DL'd much more than 2gig in a day on occasions.
                            It's handy if you have to do an emergency re-format, you can just install an OS and Kazaa and leave it on overnight replacing your lost apps.

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                            • #15
                              My ISP recently lifted the cap (it actually wasn't a real cap, just FUP), but this is good news nonetheless.

                              The great thing about my ISP is that it accurately maintains logs of my traffic so I can see how much it really is without installing something myself. I just notice that I hit two 8.5 GB spikes on two days this month

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